Teaching children about colors and shapes is a great way to give them some vocabulary for describing the world around them. This book “PAXTON THE PANDA AND FRIENDS KNOWS ALL ABOUT SHAPES AND COLORS” opens up new and exciting avenues for verbal communication. It helps with Sorting and classi- fying. As children learn to identify colors and shapes, they can sort and classify objects all around them based on these attributes. As a teacher, I know the importance of sounding out each word and name of each picture to help the child pronounce words correctly and learn about different geometric shapes and objects with colors that children may or may not ever see on a daily basis. There is so much information that is packed into each page describing each detail of each shape as well as recognizing and learning a wide variety of colors. This colorful bookis unique and will grasp any childs attention.